January 5, 2022 Magna wraps 2021 drilling at Shakespeare with long, strong nickel and copper Magna notes that the Shakespeare project is permitted, and that the feasibility study will be released in the first quarter this year.
January 5, 2022 Glencore’s former top copper trader joins digital metal startup Ex-head of copper marketing, Nico Paraskevas, joined Open Mineral as a senior adviser after investing in the digital metals trading startup.
January 5, 2022 BHP’s Cerro Colorado copper mine in Chile hit by further water measures The company is modifying operations while it awaits the results of its appeal to an order to stop drawing water from the Lagunillas aquifer for 90 days.
January 4, 2022 Chile’s November copper output falls amid drops from Codelco and Escondida Extraction at BHP's Escondida, the world's largest copper mine, fell by 11.6% year-on-year to 80,300 tonnes in November. In 2021 through November, the mine recorded a 14.5% drop.
January 4, 2022 Ecuador court revokes Cornerstone Capital’s exploration permit The country's Constitutional Court upheld a lower court ruling cancelling the environmental permit for the Rio Magdalena project, which covers most of the Los Cedros natural reserve.
January 4, 2022 Copper price down, pressured by stronger dollar “China has been a primary source of demand for base metals since 2003, but we think this trend has started to come to an end,” economist says.
December 31, 2021 Top 20 mining stories of 2021 Another record-setting year for the metals and mining industry and for MINING.COM.
December 31, 2021 Copper price rises as China’s factory activity accelerates China's factory activity unexpectedly accelerated in December, according to an official survey released on Friday.
December 31, 2021 Copper think tank signals how Chile’s new Constitution can boost the mining sector The Centre for Copper and Mining Studies believes Chile’s mining sector needs a new purpose that goes beyond increasing production.
December 31, 2021 Chile’s copper production down 1.6% in November On the other hand, Chiles's manufacturing output jumped 5% in November compared with the same month last year.
Copper poised for best year since 2009 after December surge All six base metals on the LME are headed for annual gains in a year that’s seen an array of supply-side pressures. December 24, 2025 | 10:11 am